Stefano Pioli, coach of MilanThis Wednesday praised the Rome of Daniel De Rossi who he will face this Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, assuring that “it is a very different story” to what he has coached Jose Mourinho.
Pioli said in a press conference: “It’s another story, another way of playing, of understanding the game in other positions on the field. We haven’t talked and we haven’t reviewed the Serie A matches played that of us, but instead focuses on new positions and on the new concepts De Rossi has been passed on to the team.”
This will be the second consecutive tie in which the Milan face an Italian opponent, because in the semifinals of the Champions League last season they faced the Inter, who eliminated his national rival, reached the grand final and lost against the Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. “It’s different, a different competition. For both of us,” he explained. Pioli.
The coach of Milan He assured: “We know the difficulty of facing an opponent who is performing well at the moment, with quality players and playing good football, but we know that we have arrived at this moment well and we have attribute to be placed in. the future.” field tomorrow night.”
Besides, Pioli compared the level of real Madrid and of City of Manchester along with Milan“Last year we reached the semifinals. I don’t think we are very far from what we saw last night.” (Arsenal Bayern and Real Madrid-Manchester City), although we still need to grow up a bit. “This year we were left out of the Champions League after the group stage, but it’s also true that ours is the only group that saw two teams in the quarterfinals.”
Source: La Verdad
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